Career Center | Q&A: Office feud leaves both parties tainted

By Marie G. McIntyre / McClatchy-Tribune News Service Q: For a long time, one of my co-workers was very rude and snippy to me. Our new manager recently decided that we should be separated, so she transferred both of us

Career Center Blog | Leave no questions unanswered in your application

You've filled in all the online application boxes, wrote a customized cover letter, submitted work samples and sent in references. You even managed to toss in a few LinkedIn recommendations for good measure. It may seem like your job application

Career Center | Career makeover: Budding social worker gets help

By Lora Shinn / Special to NWjobs Amanda Saab knew in high school that she wanted a career in social work. Since then, she has interned at a hospital, earned a master’s degree, participated in community activities and gained professional

Career Center Blog | 5 theories behind Seattle's chilly networking reputation

Are Seattleites a friendly and welcoming group of people, on average? Or are we in total denial and really just a bunch of insecure, xenophobic snobs? Having bumped into quite a few people lately who recently relocated to Seattle from

Career Center Blog | Facing, and conquering, relocation realities

I'll give it to you straight. By and large, employers hate, hate, hate relocating people. Given their druthers, they'll almost always hire a local candidate over a person they'd have to recruit from out of the area -- especially in

Career Center Blog | When not in Rome: Long-distance job search tips

A little more than 15 years ago, I moved out of my Washington, D.C., apartment, packed most of my worldly possessions into an overloaded Nissan and drove off like Tom Joad to my new future in Seattle. Fortunately, I had

Career Center | Move offers new opportunity, but would it be wise?

Q: I have an extensive background in telecommunications and am employed in the cable industry, but my first career choice was law enforcement. I have an AA in criminal justice and want to transfer into a forensic science program. The

Career Center | Financial analysts, accountants can count on increased demand, experts say

By Suzanne MonsonSpecial to NWjobs At the edge of the brink of the threshold: Insiders say that’s how close the Puget Sound region is to a hiring uptick for some of the most promising finance-related jobs. It’s a sector that

Career Center | How to get work in Seattle when relocating from abroad

By Kristen Fife NWjobs Q: I’m British, with an American wife. We are looking to locate to the Seattle area because of familial ties. I work in IT/computers. Obviously, getting a job first would be the sensible thing to do,

Career Center | Good job offer, but what about the house?

By Paul Sullivan The New York Times News Service Given the high unemployment rate, a job offer would seem a sign of great fortune. But it’s not that simple if the offer means relocating. While choosing between the prospect of

Career Center | What's the best way to find a job in Seattle when you don't live here yet?

By Kristen Fife NWjobs Q: I'm a former Seattleite who moved to California more than four years ago, and I’m relocating myself back to Seattle. What's the best way to find a software job in Seattle when you're searching